Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic
Orthoptist or Optometrist with a keen interest in
Low Vision Aids to join our dedicated team at the
Frimley Park Eye Treatment Centre. This is an ideal role for someone passionate about delivering patient-centred care and eager to further develop their clinical expertise within a supportive, forward-thinking environment.
You will play a key role in our expanding
Ophthalmology service, running your own
Low Vision Aid clinics and contributing to the growth and innovation of the service. There will also be opportunities to undertake
extended roles, including in areas such as
Glaucoma, offering excellent career development potential.
You will join a large and dynamic
multidisciplinary team comprising Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Ophthalmic Nurses, Orthoptists, Ophthalmic Assistants, and Care Assistants. We also work in close collaboration with colleagues in
Neurology, Endocrinology, and Elderly Care, ensuring holistic, integrated care for our patients.
Our philosophy centres around providing accessible, effective services where they are most needed, and we are looking for a team member who shares our commitment to excellence and innovation in eye care.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based at Frimley Park Hospital, although the post-holder will be expected to work at any of the hospitals where eye services are provided by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. A car is therefore essential.
- To provide Low Visual aid service as an autonomous practitioner across all Frimley Health sites.
- To assess, diagnose and manage patients referred to the service.
- Works as an active member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To be responsible for the assessment, formulation and conduction of treatment aids for patients needing low visual aids.
- To undertake the lead role for our Low Visual Aid Service, by contributing to a comprehensive quality service for the patients referred to the service.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients referred to the Low Visual aids service.
To have knowledge of the assessment of patients for low visual aids.
To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner for the evaluation of visual acuity in referrals from the specialist services.
To liaise with the visual impairment services team and health professionals regarding the educational and social needs of patients.
To work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Orthoptists, Nurses, and Clerks etc.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Diploma or Degree of British Orthoptics or Optometry
- Registration with Health Professional Council
- Post graduate module in LVA
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification or working towards
- GCP trained if applicable
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Good leadership skills
- Team worker
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Computer literate and able to utilise programmes like word and excel
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Teaching qualification
- Experience in extended roles
Specail Requirements
Essential criteria
- Car Driver
- Knowledge of current NHS trends which influence service provisions
- Clinical teaching experience
- Evidence of on-going training and development
Desirable criteria
- Keen for professional development
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
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